| Type: | town |
| Kununoppin | |
| State: | wa |
| Lga: | Shire of Trayning |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 13 |
| Postcode: | 6489 |
| Est: | 1911 |
| Coordinates: | -31.1167°N 117.9167°W |
| Stategov: | Central Wheatbelt |
| Fedgov: | Durack |
| Dist1: | 257 |
| Dir1: | NE |
| Location1: | Perth |
| Dist2: | 60 |
| Dir2: | NW |
| Location2: | Merredin |
| Dist3: | 12 |
| Dir3: | E |
| Location3: | Trayning |
Kununoppin is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The town is located on the Nungarin - Wyalkatchem Road and in the Shire of Trayning local government area, 257km (160miles) north east of the state capital, Perth, Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Kununoppin had a population of 151.
The site of a railway siding on the Dowerin to Merredin railway, Kununoppin was gazetted as a townsite in 1911.[1] The town's name derives from the Aboriginal name for the surrounding area. The name was first rendered as "Coonoonoppin" - the revised spelling of "Kununoppin" was adopted to conform with the Royal Geographical Society standard orthography for Aboriginal place names. (See -up for further details).
In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.[2]
The town - set in Salmon Gum woodland - features a series of tin sculptures. The sculptures are placed in various locations around the town.[3]
The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[4]